Only three Hawaiian producers meet America’s organic honey framework; scientists say the rules may be unnecessarily strict

Honey: Only three Hawaiian producers meet America’s organic honey framework; scientists say the rules may be unnecessarily strict

Researchers established 72 bee colonies across six large organic farms (IStock photo) Only three Hawaiian producers currently meet the United States’ organic honey certification rules, but scientists now say those rules may be stricter than necessary, according to a new study.Researchers have found that honey produced by organically managed bee colonies on farms in the…

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UAE mandates identity verification on social media platforms to shield children online after under-15 ban

UAE mandates identity verification on social media platforms to shield children online after under-15 ban

UAE bans social media for under-15s The United Arab Emirates has moved to tighten online safety measures for children, mandating social media platforms to deploy robust identity verification systems and advanced artificial intelligence tools to prevent underage users from accessing their services.The measures form part of a Cabinet resolution regulating children’s access to social media…

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He came to America as a slave. This Moroccan man later became one of North America's earliest explorers

He came to America as a slave. This Moroccan man later became one of North America’s earliest explorers | World News

Long before English colonists ever set foot in North America, an enslaved man born in Morocco had already walked thousands of miles across it, surviving shipwrecks, years of captivity and a journey that took him through present-day Florida, Texas and deep into the Southwest. His name was Estevanico, and his story is one of the…

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The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps

The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps

The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps The United States has moved a step closer to deep-sea mining after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposed auctioning two massive seabed lease areas near American Samoa for mineral…

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Jimmy Carr breaks silence on controversial ‘career-ender’ Holocaust joke that nearly got him cancelled

Jimmy Carr breaks silence on controversial ‘career-ender’ Holocaust joke that nearly got him cancelled |

In 2022, Jimmy Carr released a Netflix stand-up special he explicitly labelled a “career-ender”. Within days, a single joke from the set dominated headlines, political debate and cultural criticism in the UK. Three years on, Carr has revisited the controversy in a wide-ranging interview on the Louis Theroux Podcast, addressing the backlash, the editing of…

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Poll shock: Trump’s longtime critic Jerome Powell is more popular than the president

Poll shock: Trump’s longtime critic Jerome Powell is more popular than the president | World News

Jerome Powell has emerged as the most popular figure among senior US leaders, according to a new national survey. The finding places him ahead of President Donald Trump, whose approval rating remains near historic lows.The results come from a Gallup national poll conducted in early December 2025. The survey was carried out between December 1…

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Quote of the day by MacKenzie Scott: "I would much rather have a kid with nine fingers than a resourceless kid"

Quote of the day by MacKenzie Scott: “I would much rather have a kid with nine fingers than a resourceless kid” | World News

Quote of the day by MacKenzie Scott (AI-generated image) Handing a four-year-old a real kitchen knife sounds like the setup to a parenting disaster, not a philosophy. Yet that is exactly what MacKenzie Scott and her then-husband Jeff Bezos did with their own children, and by the time those kids were seven or eight, power…

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